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Abe’s Arboretum Adventure Series – March 22, 2021
April 9, 2021Read moreAbe’s Arboretum Adventure – March 22, 2021 TEMPERATURE: 47 degrees WIND: 8 mph, from the South BIRD SPECIES: 27...
Board Member Steve Born to be inducted in to Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
April 2, 2021Read moreSteve will join the likes of John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, Gaylord Nelson, Gordon MacQuarie, Fran and Fred...
In Three States, Pushback Against Freeway Widening
March 19, 2021Read more1000 Friends of Wisconsin was mentioned in Next City’s weekly roundup of newsworthy transportation developments: -see the full article ...
Correcting WisDOTs Misinformation Campaign Factsheet
March 16, 2021Read moreWisDOT CLAIM vs. FACT - WisDOT CANNOT USE THESE FUNDS TO FIX LOCAL ROADS; WisDOT DOES NOT CONTROL TRANSIT...
Webinar: Taking a Closer Look at How Hwy. I-94’s Expansion Will Impact Milwaukee
March 12, 2021Read moreOn March 4th, 1000 Friends joined a WISPIRG webinar taking a closer look at how highway I-94’s expansion will...
Leafing Out: A Webinar Series to Inspire Care for Trees
March 1, 2021Read moreLeafing Out: A Webinar Series to Inspire Care for Trees Follow our monthly webinars to learn fun and useful...
Latest Blog Posts
Abe’s Arboretum Adventure Series – March 22, 2021
April 9, 2021Read moreAbe’s Arboretum Adventure – March 22, 2021 TEMPERATURE: 47 degrees WIND: 8 mph, from the South BIRD SPECIES: 27...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 6) – Neighborhood Preservation
October 2, 2020Read moreIt’s difficult to visualize the damage that downtown freeways have caused our cities. For many, these highways have always...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 5) – Highways as a Land Use
August 4, 2020Read moreRoads themselves are often overlooked in our urban land use pattern, even though streets and sidewalks can make up...
